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John Nelson Elementary School reports 18% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at John Nelson Elementary School rose to 18 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Rockford SD 205 saw a chronic truancy rate of 8 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 466 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

John Nelson Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
18
13
10
93
92
94
2014
10
9
9
94
94
95
2015
10
7
9
94
94
94
2016
12
7
10
94
94
94
2017
18
8
11
93
94
94

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